Let's Talk About Borderline Personality Disorder

There's been an increasing recognition over the last two decades that personality and personality disorder are continuous and also that they are not what we once thought they were. We traditionally have thought of personality and personality pathology as being stable from early childhood or adolescence until the end of life, but in fact personality turns out to be a much more fluid construct than we previously thought. Listen Now Show Transcript

Patients who meet criteria for recovery from borderline personality disorder (BPD) are more likely to marry and be parents than those who do not recover, and they are more likely to do so at an older age. That’s what Mary Zanarini, Ed.D., of McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass., reported today at a symposium on long-term outcome for borderline personality disorder at APA’s 2013 annual meeting. During the symposium, Zanarini—who is one of the leading researchers on BPD—discussed findings from the...

Dr Downey goes on to discuss how Rejection Sensitivity is measured. Not surprising, individuals who have BPD have a high level of rejection sensitivity as a result of the anxious expectation and concern and the resulting sense of threat that is activated by certain situations. Why is this important? Because by understanding the underlying reasons for the anger and rage that gets expressed by their BPD patients, clinicians can become more validating and empathetic in their approach to...

This is among the most important reserach we have featured on the NEABPD blog. NEA recently hosted a Sunday night call-in with professor and researcher Geraldine Downey, Ph.D. Vice Provost Downey is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Columbia University, and was formerly chair of the Department. She serves as the Director of Columbia’s Social Relations Laboratory. http://socialrelations.psych.columbia.edu/research Trained as a developmental psychologist, Dr. Downey has conducted...

LISTEN NOW and BLOG TO JOIN THE DISCUSSION!: Listen to the first three call recordings. Email neabpd@aol.com to register. Subject: Connecting the Dots. Message: Name and phone number. Also, share your thoughts and questions on the calls. Click the play button to listen March 25, 2012 Connecting the Dots: April 29th, 2012 - Connecting the Dots Part 2: Foibles, Quirks and Shortgoings. Click the play button to listen: May 20th, 2012 - Connecting the Dots Part 3: Being Radical - The Difference...

15-Apr-12-mindfulnessIn this two-part series, Drs. Aguirre and Galen gave an overview of mindfulness and how it can be useful for people with BPD and their loved one. Although they drew mainly on mindfulness practices in DBT, they also integrated non-DBT practices such as Loving Compassion. They helped tol demystify the practice and discussed how one can start their own practice and incorporate mindfulness into daily living. They discussed common pitfalls and challenges that often...

Message of hope for recoverywgnam-brandmeier

NEABPD hosted a special Call-In Hour. Moderators were: John M. Oldham, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, The Menninger Clinic Professor and Executive Vice Chair, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Baylor College of Medicine, Immediate Past President, American Psychiatric Association James Breiling, Ph.D. Past Program Head-Psychopathology, Behavioral Dysregulation and Measurement Development Program National Institute of Mental Health 19-Dec-12 - Special...